Accessible Driver Appreciation Day

Accessible Driver Appreciation Day (ADAD) is an initiative of the CAN Transportation table. We believe it is important to acknowledge and celebrate all those involved in delivering accessible transportation services in our city.

ADAD is celebrated the second Wednesday of November. ​Next year's celebration will be held on November 14th, 2018.

Who can participate in Accessible Driver Appreciation Day?Anyone! Whether you're a user of Accessible Transportation Services, or an organization/business that often works with Accessible Transportation drivers, we encourage you to show your appreciation on November 14th, 2018!

How can you get involved?Our one and only ask is for participation! We want to help each individual, group or organization personalize their own celebration of ADAD. Here are some ideas of how you can show your appreciation:

Give your driver a Thank-You card and encourage users of Accessible Transportation Services to do the same

Provide coffee and muffins to your drivers

Launch a social media campaign to thank Accessible Transportation Drivers

Do you access City of Calgary services? Call 311 with your compliments or suggestions to improve Accessible Transportation Services.

We want to help you make this day a success. Let us know your ideas for celebrating the day!

Signing thank-you cards and handing them out to drivers is just one of the many ways that these organizations showed their appreciation.

Others shared stories, posted pictures, or handed out warm beverages and snacks to the drivers that serve them.

Accessible Transportation Appreciation Day 2015

On November 18, 2015 members of the CAN Transportation table set up a welcome table at the Cerebral Palsy Association in Alberta (CPAA) to celebrate Accessible Transportation Appreciation Day.

The CPAA reception area was set up with coffee, hot chocolate and muffins to share with accessible transportation staff and drivers who make a different in the lives of persons with disabilities.

On Accessible Transportation Appreciation Day, we shared stories, photographs, conversations, coffee and smiles, illustrating how sensitivity training, awareness and kindness make a difference in the provision of accessible transportation services in our city.